Aung San Suu Kyi

 
Aung San Suu Kyi was born June 19, 1945, in Rangoon, Burma.  Her father was the Burmese General (Aung San).  On January 1, 1972, Aung San Suu Kyi married Micheal Aris.  Aung San Suu Kyi went to school outside of Burma but she returned to Burma in 1988 to lead the National League for Democracy in opposition to the ruling military regime.  She was in house arrest from 1989 to 1995.  Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for fighting for Human Rights.  She is still alive today.

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